Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Beginning Nov. 20, 2023, every U.S. household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered to their home by visiting COVIDTests.gov. If you did not order tests this fall, you may place two orders for a total of eight tests. Additionally, before you discard any “expired” test kits you have, please check here to see if the expiration dates of your COVID-19 tests have been extended.

 
 
Connecticut licensed physician assistants must meet the continuing medical education requirements of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and pass any examination NCCPA may require for maintenance of certification
 
Connecticut licensed physician assistants must also complete not less than one contact hour of training or education in prescribing controlled substances and pain management in the preceding two- year period.
 
Physician assistants need not submit verification of current NCCPA certification or verification of education or training in controlled substances and pain management.  Upon renewal, each licensee must attest that the he/she meets the requirements for renewal.